The scourge of his neighbors, the reclusive Earl of Rotherstone bargains three requests of Lady Evelina in exchange for the right to hunt for treasure on his vast estate… He had never known a woman like her before… Disappointed in love, the Earl of Rotherstone had given up on ever finding a woman worthy of his title and fortune. But when the unusual Lady Evelina takes to visiting his estate in the dark hours of the night, his interest is caught. Discovering that she wants to hunt for treasure on his land, he sets her down as another interfering, untrustworthy woman. But holding her in his arms, he decides to find out what lies beneath her disapproving demeanor. But will his curiosity prove the undoing of his heart? She wanted to believe he had more to give… Lady Evelina Wesley, the daughter of an infamous gamester, cannot trust the Earl of Rotherstone whose reputation in London’s East End hells is worse than any man she knows. When her uncle leaves her a snug property in Kent, landing her next door to Rotherstone’s famous estate, her plans to ignore him fall apart when she discovers an ancient map and the possibility of a smuggler’s treasure hidden somewhere on his land. Her determination to find the treasure throws her not just into his path, but into his arms as well. Yet how can she love a gamester?